ตวง

dtuuang

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] measure (by volume)

to measure an amount using volume units or a measuring container (e.g., cups, ladles, liters).

Examples

แม่ตวงmâe dtuuangแม่ตวงmâe dtuuang1set of measuring cups/spoons (cooking)2measuring cupนมnomนมnom1milk2breast; boob (informal)3dairy; milky (used before nouns)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ถ้วยtûuaiถ้วยtûuai1cup; small bowl2classifier: cups; small bowls; trophy cups3trophy (cup)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ลงในlong naiลงในlong nai1to put into; to enter (data into)2into; onto; inแป้งbpâaengแป้งbpâaeng1flour; starch (for cooking)2dough; batter (colloquial)3powder (cosmetic; talc)แพนเค้กpaen kékแพนเค้กpaen kékpancake
Mom measures one cup of milk before adding it to the pancake batter.
2NounC1

traditional volume unit (t(u)ang)

a traditional Thai unit of volume, equal to 4 ทะนานทะนานtá-naan1thanān; traditional volume unit2measuring container (one thanān) (about 60 liters); used mainly for grains.

Examples

ชาวนาchaao naaชาวนาchaao naarice farmerซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offข้าวสารkâao săanข้าวสารkâao săanuncooked rice (raw grains)ทีละtee láทีละtee láone at a time; each; perหนึ่งตวงnèung dtuangหนึ่งตวงnèung dtuangone thʉang (Thai volume unit)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingต้องการdtông gaanต้องการdtông gaan1[to] want; desire2[to] need; require3[to] seek; requestปริมาณมากbpà-rí-maan mâakปริมาณมากbpà-rí-maan mâaka large amount; a large quantityสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asฤดูกาลréu-doo-gaanฤดูกาลréu-doo-gaan1season (time of year)2season (sports/activities)
The farmer buys rice by one tuang at a time because he needs a large amount for the whole season.
3ClassifierC1

classifier: measured portions by volume

classifier for portions measured by a fixed volume amount (rare/formal).

Examples

ข้าวสารkâao săanข้าวสารkâao săanuncooked rice (raw grains)หนึ่งตวงnèung dtuangหนึ่งตวงnèung dtuangone thʉang (Thai volume unit)พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveข้าวต้มkâao dtômข้าวต้มkâao dtômrice soup; rice porridgeหม้อmôrหม้อmôr1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer/power supply (slang)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)
One tǔang of rice is enough to make a big pot of rice porridge.